JAY reaction paper

The independent film "Jay" talks about how the reporter Jay looks upon and investigates the death of a gay teacher who is also named Jay. As he goes deeper into the life of the victim, he gets to know and learn things that define him more as a person, being gay, and being part of the mass media he is working for.

The film illustrates and can be considered as an example for the communication model made my Westley and McLean. In the model, the 'X' represents the environment or event from which information can be gathered, 'A' represents the one who gathered the information or the source, 'C' represents the channel through which the information is being sent and 'B' represents the public or the receiver of the information plus the feedback across all the elements.

In the case of the film, the 'X' is the death/murder of Jay and all the events related to the incident. From this event, Jay the reporter, who is the 'A' in this case, gathers this information. However, the information he was able to gather was altered based on his own personal perception. For example, in the scene where the police apprehended the suspect. The original way the police caught the suspect was too plain and was not meant for television according to Jay, this is how he perceives the event. So, he scripted a new scenario, which according to his perception, is more appropriate. After having these, Jay now transfers all his video footages to their main office to be edited. The 'C' now is the editor and/or director of their show, since they are the ones who chooses and approves the things that are shown in the program. In the process of editing, the information is then subjected again to change depending on the editor and/or director's perception of the event. Example is when the director/editor and Jay just decided to not mention the reason why the victim did the murder. Even though it is an important detail, the editor/directed deleted it from the documentary because according to their perception, stating the reason will seem censored. So again the text is subjected again to the perception of another set of people. Then this is aired to be shown across the country. Then the 'B', or called the general public, was able to view this documentary from these houses. For feedback, I just assume that feedback is received by the editor/director and Jay the reported because they have altered the facts from the incidents for their show to appeal to their audiences. Since it appears that they know how to cater to their audience, then there might be the presence of feedback.